[SOLVED] How do I fix my thumbnails in the start menu?

xrobwx71 · Aug 13, 2023

Click Start Button and type:- cmd

Next press the ctrl +shift+enter keys on your keyboard an elevated cmd prompt will open.

Copy and paste all the below cmds into the command prompt window, press enter.

Code:

ie4uinit.exe -show

Code:

taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F

(your desktop will go blank)

Code:

DEL /A /Q "%localappdata%\IconCache.db"

Code:

DEL /A /F /Q "%localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*"

Code:

shutdown /p

(your computer will shutdown completely, after this Restart your computer

zephyr · Aug 13, 2023

Tried it, didn't work. However after researching a bit more, I fixed it by uninstalling google drive, for some reason the sync messed up with the icons.

xrobwx71 · Aug 13, 2023

Thanks for letting us know.

Danielle007 · Jan 11, 2024

Open the Start menu, type View advanced system settings, then select that result from the list. Under Performance, select Settings and make sure Save taskbar thumbnail previews and Show thumbnails instead of icons are checked.

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[SOLVED] How do I fix my thumbnails in the start menu?

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